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Civil Rights Movement: The Black Lives Matter Movement

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The Movement for Black Lives Everyone across the globe has heard of the Black Lives Matter Movement. This movement wasn’t created to put down any other races. It was to show the government that Blacks will not stay silent while the police are gunning down innocent people. This movement has gained allies and enemies. The allies have done so much to keep this going. The enemies has done nothing but become the very thing we are taking a stand against. People must understand that this movement is too bring notice to what's been going on on and off camera. “See, “Black Lives Matter“ is trying to highlight that there is demonstrable evidence that black lives matter less than white lives to the criminal justice system (and the American government …show more content…

This major movement needs a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X. Someone that isn’t afraid to have a target on their back because of the truth that they are speaking. We wouldn't have gotten anywhere if it wasn’t for them. The leaders of the Civil Rights Movement are what we need right now. It’s easy to stand up and act together but the Movement needs a leader. The Black Lives Movement is so controversial because it is backed up by some many people. For the blacks that don’t support have found truths that swayed them away from that specific movement but the cause for this fight is all for the same reason. Blacks, and other ethnicities that have the clear vision to see the issues with the mistreatment understand. Police Brutality is everywhere and it effects all lives. This is why so many Americans are against Police …show more content…

Research on law enforcement and racial conflict” by John Wihbey and Leighton Walter Kille, provides facts on police brutality and also gives insight on the racial conflict. They talk about how the FBI Director James B. Comey stated in his February 2015 speech, “..., I asked my staff to tell me how many people shot my police were African-American in this country. I wanted to see trends. I wanted to see information. They couldn’t give it to me and it wasn’t their fault. Demographic data regarding officer-involved shootings is not consistently reported to us through our Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (Wihbey & Kille

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